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vɒks noun
any colonial, freshwater green algae of the genus Volvox, forming a hollow, greenish sphere of flagellated cells.
Origin:
1790–1800; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to Latin volv(ere) to turn, roll + -ōx (as in ferōx)
1790–1800; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to Latin volv(ere) to turn, roll + -ōx (as in ferōx)
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| —n | |
| any freshwater flagellate protozoan of the genus Volvox, occurring in colonies in the form of hollow multicellular spheres | |
| [C18: from New Latin, from Latin volvere to roll] | |
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